July 01, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes a Bulletin summarizing publicized investigative activity in adjudicated cases conducted by the Criminal Investigative Division special agents, forensic specialists and legal support staff.
The EPA has published the April/May 2016 edition. The current edition includes the following matters by region:
Region 2
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Andrew Thomas
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Alleged Clean Water Act/Dumping untreated sewage into creek
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Region 3
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James Powers
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Alleged Clean Air Act/Improper removal of asbestos, wire Fraud, first-degree fraud
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Region 4
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Sunland Pest Control Services, Inc., Grenale Williams, Canarie, Deon Curry
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Alleged Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act/Illegal application of a pesticide that resulted in injuries to a minor
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Region 4
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DDS Shipping
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Alleged act to Prevent Pollution from Ships/violating the act, obstructing justice, tampering with witnesses, conspiring to commit these offenses
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Region 5
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MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition and Transport GMBH
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Alleged act to Prevent Pollution from Ships/failed to maintain accurate ship records, presented falsified records
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Region 5
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Joseph J. Chernis, IV
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Alleged and unsafe asbestos removal, making false statements
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Region 6
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Energy Resource Technology, GOM, LLC
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Alleged Clean Water Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act/ violations relate to company’s conduct on its off-shore oil production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico
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Region 8
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Joseph David Robertson
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Alleged Clean Water Act/unauthorized discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States
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Region 9
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Doorae Shipping Company
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Alleged Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships/failure to maintain an accurate oil record, making false statements
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Region 9
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David Lee Flury
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Alleged Clean Water Act/illegal dumping waste water into river
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Region 9
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Daniel Williams
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Alleged Clean Water Act/concealing illegal underground disposal of sewage
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Region 9
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Rodney K. Beshears
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Alleged Clean Air Act/violating work practice standards of Clean Air Act
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Region 9
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James Alexander
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Alleged Resource Conservation Recovery Act/treating, destroying or disposing of hazardous waste without a permit
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Region 10
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James Slade
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Alleged Clean Water Act/discharge of polluted wastewater into river
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Region 10
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2013 Investors I, LLC, Dayabir Bath, Gee Grewal, John Hickson
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Alleged Clean Air Act/improper asbestos removal and disposal
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A copy of the Bulletin, which contains more detailed description of the alleged matters, can be downloaded here.
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